Most gun owners support restrictions. Why aren’t their voices heard?

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58. Great stuff and real discussions

With years of acrimony, it doesn't take much before the usual suspects start dropping insults and discussion killers and hits one of several dozen trip wires.

I liked the comparison to why do moderate christians get ignored while the religious right loonies drive the agenda. A lot goes back to the media and who owns the media.

I think that real and effective responses to gun violence, albeit in marginal steps, are possible and perhaps some larger steps like decriminalizing drugs to take the money and need to gun protect turf out of the equation.

A key thing to remember is that we didn't get where we are overnight and any 'quick' solution will almost certainly have to be Draconian and thus even more divisive . A pro control poster a few days back had some nice suggestions on slowly removing the criminal gunners and guns over time and I think it is a general template of how a solution could work.

Nice to see a real discussion.